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Part D/Prescription Drugs

All that pharmaceutical advertising may be a ‘mixed bag,’ after all

(By Ed Silverman for STAT) Amid the ongoing debate over the wisdom of pharmaceutical advertising, a new analysis suggests that

(By Helen Branswell for STAT) Johnson & Johnson will soon start testing a vaccine the world badly needs — one

(By Martha Bebinger for NPR) Five states are voting this fall on whether marijuana should be legal, like alcohol, for

(By Lauren Silverman for NPR) Kratom is made from the leaves of a small tree native to Southeast Asia that

(By Julie Appleby for Kaiser Health News) The nation’s ongoing opioid problem comes with staggering physical and emotional costs to

(By Usha Lee McFarling for STAT) Scientists on Monday will urge the Food and Drug Administration to crack down on

(By Meghana Keshavan for STAT) Boston mom Denise Clark has been buying EpiPens annually for the past 16 years, ever

Open Enrollment is hurtling toward us, so now’s a good time to start thinking about the decisions you’ll need to

(By Andrew Joseph for STAT) Mahmoud ElSohly oversees acres of marijuana plants in the deep south, a swath of the

(By Ed Silverman for STAT) The latest battle over access to medicines is taking place in Ukraine, where Doctors Without